Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory Archive

IN THE SCHOOL OF OCEAN AND EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I AT MANOA

HURL Artifact No.	LC-15	*Denotes approximations and speculations


Name:	LCM-3	Lost:	Unknown
Artifact Type:	Landing Craft, Mechanized	Found:	22-Aug-02
Nationality:	USA	Dive No:	PIV-037
Class or Make:	LCM	Location:	Kewalo
Model:	Mark 3	Depth (m):	281m
Purpose:	Land motor vehicles or 1 tank	HURL crew:	T. Kerby, C. Holloway
Serial Number:	Unknown	Additional Dives:
Built/Launched:	*Higgins pre-1959 (8,631)

Length:	50'
Width:	14'
Height:	9'



Circumstance of Loss:	Intentionally Disposed	Crew Personnel/Position:	Coxswain, Engineer, & 2 Crew

Reason of Loss:	*Redundant	Crew Survivals/Fatalities:	n/a

Artifact History:	Unknown

Artifact Condition:	Largely intact and in good condition. Stern of vessel was not surveyed in great detail.

Additional Information:	LCM-3's are 50' in length. LCM-6's are largely identical except 56' in length. This vessel appears to be closer to 50' and would be more likely from the earlier WW II era boats like most of the artifacts in this area. The Mk II was 45'. Only 147 were built. There were two manufacturers of the LCM-3's. Higgins made the majority of them.